Florida Vocational Rehabilitation Attorneys

If you’re injured on the job, your first focus is rightly your physical and mental health. Like other injuries, workplace injuries can affect your ability to perform the job you were hired to do. In cases in which disability occurs, you may need vocational rehabilitation in order to perform your job duties or transition to another job that suits your new skill set.

When you apply for Florida workers compensation, you will be evaluated for your potential need for vocational rehabilitation. Your skills, physical attributes, and other variables will be assessed and it will be determined whether you are able to return to your job with or without modifications to your work duties or whether rehabilitation is required. If your disability due to a work-related injury interferes with your ability to do your job, you could be eligible for vocational rehabilitation.

Vocational rehabilitation in Florida is a comprehensive process that takes into consideration your physical skills, mental aptitude, personality, and independence. You will be assigned a counselor who will assess your needs and abilities and assist you as you work towards independent living and working. After an intake and assessment, you will be put on a program tailored to your needs and work towards employment according to that plan in the months and years ahead.

Though vocational rehabilitation can be a long and arduous process, it can mean the difference between you losing your ability to work and remaining your status as a productive member of society. With the help of vocational rehabilitation, you can not only regain your status as a working person, but may advance in employment in your current field or encounter a new field suited to your skills.

Unfortunately, vocational rehabilitation isn’t included in all workers compensation settlements. To ensure that you get the care you need, you need an experienced Florida workers compensation attorney on your side – someone with a deep understanding of this complex area of law and a long track record helping injured workers like you. At Farah & Farah, we understand vocational rehabilitation and workers compensation. We’ll fight for your ability to receive the compensation and benefits you deserve – and we’ve done so for hundreds of happy clients over the last 25 plus years. If you have been injured on the job and need vocational rehabilitation, call Farah & Farah today. We’ll give you a confidential case consultation and more information free of charge.

For a free evaluation of your case, call our Jacksonville office today at 1.800.670.8815